The place where everyone was at this time was the courtyard of the welfare home. The ground was made of flat stone slabs without any dangerous edges and corners, so even if Song Yufei fell, she would not be seriously injured. At most, she would be a little embarrassed.
However, Ye Nan had a good impression of Song Yufei, so naturally he would not watch her fall to the ground, so he immediately stretched out his arms to wrap around her slender waist and pulled her up.
"Thank you..." Song Yufei leaned in Ye Nan's arms blankly, with a shocked expression on her face, as if she was a little scared.
"Is your foot okay?" Ye Nan asked with a frown. He just saw Song Yufei's foot sprained before falling down.
"It hurts a bit..." Song Yufei lowered her eyebrows, "But it shouldn't be a problem."
"This kid, what's going on!" Xiaozhi, the clerk on the side, looked at the thin black boy and shouted angrily, "Why did you come out to grab things?"
I saw the little boy still holding half of the bag of food that Song Yufei had not finished giving out in his hand, standing there blankly, with a slightly guilty expression on his face.
"Yuan Xing, what are you doing!" The old director of the orphanage, Geng, hurried over and looked at the black and thin boy angrily, "Forget it, you are usually naughty, but why are you so reckless now! Be careful next time, I won't
Let you have dinner!”
"If you don't let me eat, I won't let you eat!" The little boy named Yuan Xing suddenly clenched his fists and shouted angrily at the dean, then threw the bag of food to the ground with force, and ran away with a puff of cigarette.
"Alas..." Dean Geng suddenly sighed and walked over to Song Yufei and said, "I was not strict in my discipline and almost hurt you. This kid Yuan Xing is a little naughty, but he still has a good heart. I don't know what happened today.
What's wrong, I hope you can forgive him."
"It's okay..." Song Yufei blushed and stood up from Ye Nan's arms, but the injury on her ankle was affected, and her brows suddenly frowned, but she gritted her teeth and stood still.
Then he reluctantly smiled at Dean Geng and said, "Is that child called Yuan Xing? He is still so young, how can I blame him? You must not blame him for what happened today."
"Grandma dean won't blame him. Grandma dean usually loves him the most!" said a little girl with pigtails behind her.
"That's right, last time he broke the dean's glasses and she didn't even blame him."
For a while, the children talked all over the place.
"These bastards, please be honest..." Dean Geng felt helpless and said to Ye Nan and Song Yufei, "The children are usually spoiled by me and have no rules. I hope you don't think they are noisy."
"How could it be possible," Ye Nan said with a smile, "The children are very cute, and it's not too late for us to like them."
"Brother, we like you very much too!" The little girl with braids said with a quirky smile at Ye Nan.
The children immediately started giggling, and the scene became more relaxed.
He Li also came over, gently supported Song Yufei, and then glared at Ye Nan, seeming to blame him for not supporting Song Yufei.
Ye Nan shrugged helplessly,
After all, the other party is such a beautiful girl, and I am not very familiar with her. If I were to support her, it would seem like I was deliberately taking advantage of her.
Of course, it was impossible for Ye Nan to say these words, so Ye Nan could only pretend not to see her mother's eyes.
Because Song Yufei sprained her ankle, she did not participate in the following activities.
After Ye Nan and Xiaozhi distributed the things to the children, they played games with the children for a while, and then walked into the simple three-story building of the orphanage at Dean Geng's repeated invitation.
"Our welfare home was built sixty years ago. At that time, the director was not me, but my mother," Director Geng introduced as he led everyone towards the reception room.
"Because I grew up here since I was a child, I have a deep affection for this orphanage. After my mother died of illness, I took over this orphanage and stayed here for thirty years..."
Ye Nan observed the surroundings as he walked and found that the orphanage indeed had a sense of age. The decoration style inside still retained the shadow of decades ago, and even half of the walls in the corridor were painted with green paint.
Under the erosion of time, the paint has peeled and cracked, exposing the white putty underneath.
Walking into the reception room, a strong sense of age hits your face. The sofa is a worn-out old-fashioned thick leather sofa. Although it is wiped very clean, many damages are clearly visible.
The coffee table is also an old-fashioned wooden coffee table. The surface of the coffee table is worn and disfigured, the floor is uneven, and there are wood chips under the legs of the coffee table.
Song Yufei sat on the sofa with the support of He Li, her face finally showed a hint of relief, she looked at Dean Geng and asked,
"Dean, this is my first time to come to the orphanage in Zhonghai. I have been to orphanages in Beijing and other places before, but the conditions are much better than here. It stands to reason that Zhonghai is also economically developed in the Dragon Kingdom.
The city, how..."
"You want to ask why this place is so shabby?" Dean Geng chuckled.
"Yes, is it because the rescue funds are not in place? If that's the case, I can fund some repairs here." Song Yufei looked at Dean Geng sincerely.
"It's not necessary, you may have misunderstood," Dean Geng smiled, waved his hand, and said softly,
"Actually, there is not only this orphanage in Zhonghai City, but also one in Xinshan District. That one is the latest one. I have visited it before. It is indeed very good. The house is very big and bright. There are also
There are neat lawns and even automatic sprinkler equipment, and the civil affairs department has already notified us to move and merge there."
"Then why are you still staying in this orphanage?" Ye Nan asked in surprise.
Dean Geng chuckled, but did not answer the question. Instead, he looked around with a trace of memories, then looked at the children playing outside the window, and then continued,
"I have been the dean here for thirty years, but I have actually lived here for sixty years. I have witnessed one child after another come here and leave here."
"Some of them were adopted, and some left on their own when they grew up, but every year these children who left will come back here to visit me and the children who still live here."
"Although this place is dilapidated, there is a lot of funding from the civil affairs department. Coupled with the various subsidies sent by caring people like you every year, the children can still live happily."
"No matter how dilapidated the house is, it can shelter from wind and rain. No matter how small the house is, it can still accommodate the laughter and laughter of children. This orphanage is the home of the children. It is not only the home of the children outside, but also the home of those who have left here.
's children's home,"
Having said this, Dean Geng stood up, looked at everything around him with nostalgia, and said softly,
"If we move to that luxurious orphanage, this place will be demolished, but then the children who left here before will never be able to go home again. Many of them are alone.
For those who work hard outside, this is their home..."